Toy



E. J. PALMATIER TOY Filed Nov. 6. 1920 Patented Sept. 2, 1924.

UNITED-STATES PATENT orifice..

EULis J. PALMATIER, OF vnnNviiR, COLORADO, AssreNon To INTnnNaTi-ONAL'TOX MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or SEATTLE, wasrirNeTo'N, .a CORPORATION or 'wAsHrNGTON p Application filedV November To all whom t may concer/n.'

Be it known that I, `EUL-is J. Print-farine, a citizen of the United States,- residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented new and 'useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention is directed to improvements in toys. A Y,

The invention has for its Yprimary object to provide a toy to representan animal, preferably a dog, being so constructed that as it is drawn over any given surface the sections forming the body ofthe animal represented will assume alternately straight alined or normal positions and non-alined positions, thereby simulating an animal wagging its tail and wiggling its body, 1

A further object of the invention .is to provide a toy of this character which is extremely simple in construction, durable, and one which will furnish constant amusement to children.

Vith these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the toy.

F igure 2 is a sectional view on line QWQ of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on line 8-3 of Fig. 1. Y

Figure 4 is a plan view of the toy showing in dotted lines the positions assumed by the sections forming the body when the toy is in motion.

The toy comprises a body 1, preferably of wood, and consisting of a front section 2, rear section 3, and a central section 4. All 0f these sections are of the same width, and the sections 2 and 3 are formed with legs 5 and 6, respectively, each leg Vhaving a transverse bearing formed therein for loosely receiving an axle 8.

Wheels 9 are employed, a pair being used in connection with each leg 5 and 6, said wheels having hubs 10 for vrotatably engaging the respective axles, said hubs being of such length as to have considerable endwise movement on the axis. The wheels are placed one iipon each side of the respectiveleg, and are limited against movement in TOY.

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onev direction.- bythe associated leg, and` are prevented from disengaging the axles by pins 11, or other suitable means; Y

The section 2 has a head 12 formed in- I tegral therewith, while the section 3 'has a tail similarly formed therewith. The central section 4 has formed on 'each end notches 14, thereby producing extensions 15, each of Y which being provided with a vertical bearing 16, the purpose of which will appear later.

The sections 2 and 3 each have their inner ends formed with projections 17, and formed in said projections are bearings 1S which -are adapted to register with the bearings 16 in the Vextensions 15. Engaged in the bearings 16 andk 18 arebolts 19, which serve to pivotally connect the vsections to permit relative movement thereof when vthe toy is drawn over a surface. A string 20 -is employed to pull the toy, and is secured to a screw veye 21 carried by the head 12.

In practice it has been found that the sections 2 and 3 should be so dimensioned that they balance with respect to the central section 4, and with each other, and to accomplish this the head 1Q and tail 13 o-f the re'-,Y

spective sections are comparatively long. Thus the head and tail not only enhance the appearance of the toy, but serve as counter-balances, as well.

Since the sections are pivotally connected it is obvious that when the toy is drawnover a surface there will be relative movement of said sections in reverse directions, .thus imparting to the body a movement which simulates an animal wiggling its body and wagging its tail. In Fig. 4 the full line posit-ion of the sections they are shown in direct alinement, b-ut when motion is imparted to the toy the sections will move first from one side then to the other, as indicated in dotted lines. Since the axles 8 are slidably and rotatably mounted in the bearings, and the hubs lOrotatably engaged on said axles and permitted toI move longitudinally there Should it be desired at any time to holdy the sections in rigid alinementY itV is only Vnecessary that the nuts'on the bolts 19 be manipulated to canse the extensions 15 and projections 17 to bindingly engage each other, which of course will prevent relative movement of the sections. Under these conditions it will of course be understood that the body Will not simulate an animal Wagging its tail o1' Wiggling its body,

lVhat is claimed is A toy representing a quadruped comprising a section formed to represent a head and having an integral supporting leg, rollers on said leg, said section having the rear portion recessed, a tail section having the representation of a tail extending rearwardly therefrom and having an integral leg, rollers on said leg, said tail section having the front portion recessed, and a middle or body section recessed to engage the recesses in the head and tail section, and pivotally connected to said sections.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EULIS J. PALMATIER.

Witnesses:

HARRY B. MoDoNALD, EsTHER C. MoDoNALD. 

